Luke 14:1-24 KJV

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:2

‘And behold, there was before him a certain man that had the dropsy.’ There before Him Jesus saw a plain case of a man with the dropsy. This was a horrible disease in which water under the skin made the skin sag and ‘drop’. It meant that his limbs and tissues were swollen with excess body fluids. It was a condition that was understandably associated with uncleanness and immorality. Man has always been disposed to blame other people’s problems on the people themselves, although never applying... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:3

‘And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?” Jesus ‘answers’ the lawyers and Pharisees. This may indicate His response to the man’s mute appeal, or it may signify that He recognised the unspoken question in the minds of the Pharisees who were watching Him. What follows may be seen as suggesting the latter, for, aware that He was being watched, Jesus turned to the Scribes and Pharisees who were present with a question. It was a... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:4

‘But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.’ So they said nothing. They no doubt reclined there tight-lipped and observant, waiting to see what He would do. Perhaps He would think better of it. But Jesus was a faithful servant, and when they said nothing Jesus took the man, and healed him, and let him go. And who could criticise Him when they had refused to forbid it? It is reasonable to assume that the man was there because he had chosen to come, because he... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:5

‘And he said to them, “Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day?” Then Jesus turned to those who were watching Him through narrowed eyes and asked them which of them, if a domestic animal had fallen into a pit on the Sabbath, would not lift it out. Strictly speaking they should only have done so if its life was being threatened, but in practise all knew what they would do. No decent person could leave an animal struggling... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:6

‘And they could not answer again to these things.’ They had no answer to give. How do you accuse a man of blasphemy when He heals successfully in the name of God? So they had nothing to say. But they had plenty in their thoughts, and it was probably not very pleasant. For their silence did not mean that they were satisfied. Only that they were biding their time. How often this happens when men’s prejudices are being laid bare and they are not willing to admit it. Instead of admitting that they... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:7

‘And he spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats, saying to them,’ Jesus noted how the Scribes and Pharisees who had come for the meal at the leading Pharisee’s house carefully chose the chief seats so that their superiority would be recognised. The couches would be placed at small tables and set in a U shaped formation with the host at the bottom of the U, reclining on his left elbow at table with his feet spread outwards on the couch, which... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:7-11

The Warning Against Being One Of Those Who Seeks Out The Chief Seats (14:7-11). This passage is parallel in the chiasmus with those who are to seek, not food and clothing, but the Kingly Rule of God, and to have their minds set on Heaven (Luke 12:22-34). Those described here are the opposite of that. They are concerned to have the chief seats on earth, and to exalt themselves. They seek glory on earth (how like the disciples, and the Pharisees, and how opposite to what God wants them and us to... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:8

“When you are invited by any man to a marriage feast, do not sit down in the chief seat, lest it chance that a more honourable man than you be invited by him,” Jesus instances a marriage feast. This is because a marriage feast would be more formal and the placing of guests tightly controlled. But it was also so that they might recognise in it a reference to the coming ‘Messianic feast’. The Rabbis regularly taught by telling stories which at first appeared to have a single simple meaning, but... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:9

“And he who invited you and him shall come and say to you, ‘Give this man place,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.” And the result would be that the host would say to them, ‘You are sitting in this man’s place’. Then with shame they would have to leave their choice place and move lower, but as all those lower seats would by now already be full, (distinguished guests regularly arrive the latest, and those who saw themselves as less distinguished would arrive early, as... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:10

“But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who has invited you comes, he may say to you, “Friend, go up higher.” Then you will have glory in the presence of all who sit at meat with you.” What they should rather do is come early and take the lowest seat in the first place. Then the host will see them there, and recognising their deserved status will come and say, “Friend, go up higher.” Then all who are at the meal will recognise their promotion and they... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:2

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:3

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:4

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:5

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:6

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:7

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:7-11

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:8

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:9

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 14:10

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